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The Emerging Role of Grandparents in Asia


  Author: Albert I. Hermalin, Carol Roan, Aurora Perez
Publisher: Population Studies Center
Publication: Elderly in Asia Research Report Series
Document Date:                  October 1998
Category: Family Relations > Extended Family
Related Categories:
Family Relations > Grandparents with Grandchildren
Family Structure > Household Characteristics
Parenthood/Childrearing > Division of Labour
Parenthood/Childrearing > Grandparents as Parents
 

This study of families in Taiwan, Thailand, and the Philippines demonstrates that many grandparents are co-residents with their children and grandchildren.  It also shows that these grandparents provide a great deal of assistance in caring for grandchildren and performing household tasks.

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